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Inmate jailed again over extremist files and prison phones
18+ hour, 41+ min ago (529+ words) UK Defence Journal A man who collected extremist content and used a phone in prison while serving a sentence for assaulting a police officer has been jailed again, Counter Terrorism Policing stated. Muhammad Zakir Arif, from Bury, was sentenced at…...
D-Day commando name revived as CLR becomes 48 Commando
18+ hour, 41+ min ago (614+ words) UK Defence Journal A historic Royal Marines commando name has been revived, with the Commando Logistic Regiment to become 48 Commando Support Group Royal Marines, the Royal Navy stated. The change, approved by King Charles, restores a name last carried by…...
Minehunting teams embark warships ahead of global tasks
18+ hour, 42+ min ago (570+ words) UK Defence Journal Royal Navy minehunting specialists have been taking their equipment to sea aboard a range of ships as they prepare for deployments overseas, the Royal Navy stated. X-Ray Squadron from the Mine and Threat Exploitation Group embarked HMS…...
Allied air forces train elite instructors in Netherlands
18+ hour, 39+ min ago (374+ words) UK Defence Journal The Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force has hosted a Multinational Weapons Instructor Course at Leeuwarden Air Base, NATO’s Allied Air Command stated. The course ran from 6 to 10 July and brought together 24 students from Belgium, Denmark, the…...
UK keeps counter-CBRN spending detail under wraps
18+ hour, 42+ min ago (361+ words) UK Defence Journal The Ministry of Defence has set out the broad scope of £1.7 billion allocated to defence support and counter-CBRN in the Defence Investment Plan, while declining to detail the counter-chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear element on security grounds....
Jupiter helicopters arrive in Cyprus for 84 Squadron
18+ hour, 40+ min ago (412+ words) UK Defence Journal The RAF in Cyprus has received two Airbus H145 Jupiter HC Mk2 helicopters for 84 Squadron. The aircraft were delivered as part of a £148 million MOD programme which, according to the department, went from contract to operational capability in two…...
Sea Breeze brings allied EOD divers to Portland waters
18+ hour, 42+ min ago (464+ words) UK Defence Journal Explosive ordnance disposal units from NATO allies and partner nations have been training together beneath the waters of Weymouth Bay during the second portion of Sea Breeze, an annual maritime exercise aimed at building capability to restore…...
QinetiQ puts £20m into laser weapon development
18+ hour, 38+ min ago (278+ words) The company said the company-funded investment would expand both its product portfolio and production capability to support future laser weapon programmes in the UK and allied markets. It will increase development and production capacity at QinetiQ’s sites in Farnborough and…...
US approves Switchblade drone sale to Greece
18+ hour, 41+ min ago (385+ words) UK Defence Journal The United States has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of Switchblade loitering munitions to Greece, the U.S. State Department stated. The department said it had made a determination approving the sale and had notified Congress, the standard…...
NCA seizes 25 smuggling boats and engines at Felixstowe
18+ hour, 43+ min ago (282+ words) NCA officers, working with Border Force search teams and the Port of Felixstowe, made the seizure on Saturday 18 July. The ten-metre rubber boats and Parsun outboard engines were found in a container being shipped from China. The agency said each…...